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JOHOR BARU: The fifth suspect in the kidnapping case involving six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui has been remanded for seven days, from today until July 29. Magistrate Muhammad Fitri Mokhtar issued the remand order for the 31-year-old…

KUALA LUMPUR: A man has sold one of his kidneys for RM100,000 to clear his father’s debt to loan sharks. According to Kosmo, Zurrad, a 31-year-old clerk, disclosed that his father had taken out a loan for investment purposes, which…

KUALA LUMPUR: Seven local authority enforcement officers have been remanded for allegedly receiving nearly RM12,000 in monthly bribes from businesses operating without proper licenses. Sources indicated that the suspects, aged between 30…

IPOH: Two young men have been arrested in Gerik on charges of raping a 17-year-old girl. Gerik OCPD Supt Zulkifli Mahmood confirmed that the suspects, aged 18 and 20, were detained on Monday, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, respectively.…

KUALA LUMPUR: Local entrepreneur Datuk Seri Adnan Abu, also known as Datuk Red, has confirmed plans to remarry his ex-wife, singer Adira Suhaimi, next year. In an interview with mStar, The Star’s Malay-language news portal, Adnan, 46,…

PETALING JAYA: Six-year-old Albertine Leo Jia Hui, who went missing during a Bon Odori festival in Johor Baru, has been found safe at a hotel in Batang Kali on Tuesday, July 23. Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan…

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Rakyat, through its RAKYATpreneur 5.0 and Bank Rakyat UNIpreneur 4.0 programs, has allocated RM3.82 million to assist 800 potential asnaf entrepreneurs this year. According to Berita Harian, Deputy Minister of…

KUALA LUMPUR: Six former students of the National Defence University of Malaysia (UPNM) were sentenced to death by hanging by the Court of Appeal today for the murder of Naval Cadet Officer Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain seven years ago.…

DHAKA: A total of 123 Malaysians, including 80 students, have safely departed from Dhaka, Bangladesh on a special AirAsia flight at 11:05 a.m. local time. According to Bernama, their evacuation through Hazrat Shahjalal International…

KUALA LUMPUR: A special flight, directed by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, to bring Malaysians back from Bangladesh following the tensions in that country, departed at 7:30 a.m. today from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA)…